"perché mai" meaning in Italian

See perché mai in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adverb

Head templates: {{it-adv}} perché mai
  1. (idiomatic) why on Earth Tags: idiomatic
    Sense id: en-perché_mai-it-adv-dnNUHA82 Categories (other): Italian entries with incorrect language header

Download JSON data for perché mai meaning in Italian (0.7kB)

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      "examples": [
        {
          "english": "Why on earth would I pay for a service that I don't use?",
          "text": "Perché mai dovrei pagare per un servizio che non utilizzo?",
          "type": "example"
        }
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          "english": "Why on earth would I pay for a service that I don't use?",
          "text": "Perché mai dovrei pagare per un servizio che non utilizzo?",
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